Blackhawks center Peter Regin, who was acquired in a trade in February from the Islanders, is set to make his playoff debut for the Hawks on Sunday night in Game 5 against the Wild. With Brandon Bollig suspended for two games and Andrew Shaw still out because of a lower-body injury, Regin skated on the fourth line at Sunday's morning skate with Ben Smith and Joakim Nordstrom. It would seem that Jeremy Morin will be the odd man out after playing in Game 4. "(Regin) has some speed and quickness, responsible both sides of the puck," coach Joel Quenneville said.

The Blackhawks are getting healthier and that spelled the end of Jeremy Morin's stint with the team. The 19-year-old rookie was reassigned to Rockford of the American Hockey League on Monday after seeing action in two games with the Hawks. With the return of Marian Hossa from an upper-body injury during the Hawks' 2-1 loss to the Oilers on Sunday night and the impending return of center Dave Bolland from an upper-body injury possibly Wednesday night against the Coyotes, Morin was caught in a numbers game at forward.

Blackhawks 7, Red Wings 1: Brandon Saad collected two goals and an assist and captain Jonathan Toews added a tally and set up two others as visiting Chicago throttled Detroit on Hall of Famer Gordie Howe's 85th birthday. Dave Bolland was credited with two goals - although the first was a result of Red Wings defenseman Jakub Kindl inadvertently shooting the puck into his own net in the first period. Jeremy Morin and defenseman Nick Leddy also scored for the Blackhawks, who improved to 9-0-1 in their last 10 visits to Joe Louis Arena.

Blackhawks goaltender Ray Emery and center Dave Bolland will miss the final two regular-season games of the season, including Friday's meeting with the Flames at the United Center, coach Joel Quenneville said after a Friday morning skate. Emery left Wednesday's game against the Oilers in the first period with a lower-body injury. Corey Crawford will start in goal Friday night, and backup Carter Hutton “could play” in Saturday's regular-season finale in St. Louis, Quenneville said.

The Chicago Blackhawks' roster for the 2013-14 season continues to take shape. The Hawks trimmed eight players from the training camp roster Tuesday, with all the players headed to Rockford of the AHL. The team assigned forwards Drew LeBlanc, Terry Broadhurst, Phillip Danault, Byron Froese and Kyle Beach and goaltender Antti Raanta directly to the IceHogs and have signed Brad Mills to an AHL contract and Maxim Shalunov to a tryout agreement....

COLUMBUS, Ohio - While his teammates were in Columbus trying to better the Blackhawks' positioning in the playoffs, winger Patrick Kane was making a significant step in his recovery from an apparent left knee injury. Coach Joel Quenneville said Kane, who is on the long-term injury list and will miss the remainder of the regular season, skated in Chicago on Friday. Quenneville said he received a "very positive" report back on Kane's session. It was the first time Kane had been on the ice since suffering the injury March 19 when the Blues' Brenden Morrow accidentally fell into his leg. Kane missed his eighth game in a row as the Hawks topped the Blue Jackets 4-3 Friday night at Nationwide Arena, but barring a setback will be 100 percent for the playoffs.

Viktor Stalberg had his sights set on a spot among the Blackhawks' top two lines before the winger's training camp came to a screeching halt with a left knee injury. Stalberg, who sustained the injury after a collision with the Red Wings' Justin Abdelkader during a Sept. 28 exhibition, made his regular-season debut Saturday night against the Bruins at the United Center. Because of an upper-body injury to Marian Hossa, Stalberg started on a line with Daniel Carcillo and center Patrick Kane.

DENVER — The only thing that could keep Jeremy Morin from representing his country in the upcoming World Junior Championships is a continued stint doing his dream job. Morin is on the Blackhawks' roster. That's where the 19-year-old winger would like to stay, even if it costs him a chance to win another World Junior title. "When you get a chance to play in the NHL, it's something I've been dreaming of and obviously I'd like to stay here," the Auburn, N.Y., native said Monday before the Hawks' game against the Avalanche at the Pepsi Center.